Build Skills That Outmatch
"How It's Been Done" The Next Big Thing The 9-to-5 Setbacks The Pivot The Competition Everchanging Priorities Propaganda Expectations Industry Trends The Chaos The Pressure The Worry Corporate Jargon The Job Description Your Resume Bad Ideas Career Stagnation Changing Landscapes The Status Quo Rejection Obsolescence The News Cycle Whatever’s Next Your Plan Your Role Your To-Do List Past Mistakes Analysis Paralysis The Restructuring Increasing Uncertainty Technology That Meeting The Noise Thought Leadership The Algorithms Change The Learning Curve The Old You Market Corrections The Hustle The Headwinds Your Title Your Career Fads This List The Future of Work Any Challenge The Brain Rot Disinformation "The New Normals" The Storm Fragility Tired Frameworks Wishful Thinking The Unknown Misunderstanding Changing Economies Bad Governance Outdated Methods

Real-world learning experiences that develop the metaskills and mindset to adapt, lead, and build better.

InceptionU-NewHeader-FinalImage-Homepage-01a

InceptionU Are You Ready - Amy Brathwaite Photos - Adjusted, Cropped

Why InceptionU — Confidence over fear

Feeling the pressure of a shifting world? You're not alone. InceptionU is where that pressure transforms into powerful confidence. We cut through the noise with compassionate candor, delivering education that's rooted in real-world impact.

Forget purely theoretical exercises; by working with us, you'll tackle actual business challenges, building a set of universal competencies that aren't just future-ready, but can be future-defining. Join us, and discover the strength to lead, regardless of what tomorrow brings.

Learn More

For Individuals

Change your career in months, not years

Reviews from past learners

I found at InceptionU that they bring all the right people, not only for technical skills, but for what tech can be.
— Vince Iannelli

They helped me rewire my entire way of thinking. You may not know the answers now, but you can find out.
— Henry Ha

I was blown away with how fast I was able to learn the basics that I had been struggling over.
— Aric Crosson-Bouwers

Current Programs

InceptionU-GDDSite-HomepageImages-FSDIcon-01a

Full Stack Developer

Be ready to question, experiment, and take risks as you develop in-demand technical skills and critical "metaskills" to launch a career in software development.

Upcoming dates

Transformation Design

Make radical improvement impossible. Build a foundation of strategic and tactical design skills necessary to take the transformational approach to large and small challenges alike.

Upcoming Dates

For Organizations

Build a team that can take the heat

Short Form Programs

AI in the Wild

Over six weeks, this hands-on AI program helps businesses explore practical applications and ethical considerations across AI fundamentals, predictive ML, NLP, recommendation engines, and generative AI.

The Cybersecurity Launchpad

In eight weeks, this applied security course helps professionals in startups and growing companies build or lead their first security program.

Support for your Organization

The Bridge

Unlock your organization's potential with The Bridge, a collaborative initiative connecting skilled developers and designers with forward thinking organizations.

Talent Development

Customized project-based learning experiences that reconnect learning with organizational initiatives. Up-skill your team with less friction, more immediate ROI, and stronger business outcomes.

Do you have a digital idea that needs development or design support?

Apply to be one of the selected projects for our Full Stack Developer program! Collaborate with a team of emerging full stack developers—many of whom bring advanced education and real-world experience—working on your meaningful, real-world project and supported by our team of legendary senior developers.

Submit Your Project Idea

FAQs

Your questions, answered.

What is InceptionU's philosophy on learning?

At InceptionU, we believe that humans learn by doing. Weve built experiential programs that are active, discovery driven, immersive, to build core competencies (both technical and non technical) and challenging all in a supportive environment.

What do you mean when you mention metaskills? What are they and how will they help me?

Tools dont solve problems. People do. Innovation and building better is a people-centric activity. This means that our ability to use our metaskills - critical thinking, systems thinking, creative thinking, computational thinking, design and collaborative skills - are timeless competencies that are central to our future success. And to be clear, this is not just your career; these cognitive and interpersonal skills have impacts across all aspects of your life.

Does InceptionU provide networking opportunities?

Yes! InceptionU connects our learners in a number of ways. Our alumni bring real-life experience from a variety of industries, our programs and curriculum are oftenbased on real-world examples, and we maintain strong relationships with ourbusiness partners providing a two-way exchange of talent ideas, and challenges/opportunities.

How long are your programs? How fast can I expect to start a new career?

Our programs vary in length. The good news is they are measured in months, notyears! Currently, our programs range from 6 weeks to 6 months. Our goal is to help getyou on a new career path in a matter of months

What kind of time commitment is required? How many hours and days will I need to commit?

We provide a number of diﬀerent programs that serve a variety of schedules. For example, some learning experiences can be done on evenings and weekends. Time commitments diﬀer from one program to the next. But given the program lengths are short, it’s a temporary commitment with the potential for a lifelong career change.

How much do your programs cost?

Program fees vary and each are listed with the program descriptions.

Is InceptionU an accredited education institution?

Fortunately, we are not! This allows us to be agile and adaptable with our curriculum as technology evolves. We are sponsored by the Hunter Family Foundation and we work closely with Calgary Economic Development (CED) and Rainforest Alberta. We consult with industry partners to design and develop curriculum that aligns with industry trends and workforce needs.

See all FAQs

Why InceptionU — Confidence over fear

"InceptionU embodies the future of learning, where education is no longer defined by age but by the need to thrive in a world of infinite change."

For Individuals

Change your career in months, not years

Current Programs

Full Stack Developer

Transformation Design

For Organizations

Build a team that can take the heat

Short Form Programs

AI in the Wild

The Cybersecurity Launchpad

Support for your Organization

The Bridge

Talent Development

Do you have a digital idea that needs development or design support?

Case Study

A Calgary-based legal software company needed to get their product and engineering teams “unstuck”.

Case Study

A rapidly growing health tech company needed to unite new and legacy employees in a fully remote environment.

Case Study

A fast-growing software company needed a cost-effective way to mentor new hires and support a culture of growth and adaptability.

FAQs

Your questions, answered.

What is InceptionU's philosophy on learning?

What do you mean when you mention metaskills? What are they and how will they help me?

Does InceptionU provide networking opportunities?

How long are your programs? How fast can I expect to start a new career?

What kind of time commitment is required? How many hours and days will I need to commit?

How much do your programs cost?

Is InceptionU an accredited education institution?

Understand anything. Improve everything.

Connect with us to get future-ready